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Re: Elephant ears (was Re: What are the fins on some steam locomotives for?
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:42:44 GMT
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> These are called, (1) "smoke deflectors"... Very much more common on
> EuroTrash trains than on US proto (2). Good example of a US proto loco
> that uses them, though, is UP 8444
Yep, My EuroTrash Live Steamer has them...where does the smoke blow? Right
into my face! (Mind you, I'm 16/1 too big for the cab of the engine too!)
> 1 - In the best, totally unimaginative, tradition of railroad
> nomenclature. However they are sometimes nicknamed "elephant ears"
> 2 - Either US engineers are WAY better than euro engineers, or euro
> drivers were more fastidious about smoke blowing into the cab than US
> firemen and engineers were. Since US locos had enclosed cabs more often,
> that may be a factor too...
Actually, I think it has more to do with the size of the engine and the front
drag of US engines than anything else. If the air flows smoothly along the top
of the boiler, then the smoke will get dragged by the air along the
boiler...if it is not smooth, then the smoke will get lifted with the air.
CNR was also quite a big fan of them
(U2H class, U2D U2A
NYC Niagara's also had deflectors
James P
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